So It Begins...
Welcome! I have started a handful of blogs before but never had the encouragement or motivation to continue them on a regular basis. Living and Loving Out Loud has been in my heart and mind for years- I actually created a site on WordPress in 2013- but the timing of the content just felt out of place. I have since had the worst year of my life- and continue to struggle- and I am at a point where I need to speak about it. Not to vent. Not to complain. To share. To encourage. To educate. To connect. To know I'm not alone and let others know they aren't, either. I recently deactivated my Facebook and love it. I continue to post on Instagram, and love the connections I have made; but cannot share a complete story as I would like. Some posts will be light and happy, some will be a bit darker, I'm sure; but all will be real. I promise not to be all "doom and gloom"; but I will be transparent, and with transparency comes the not-so-happy stuff, to...